Starbucks Sunday: Miss Literati: Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler

Hudson Avery’s dreams of becoming a renowned ice skater are shattered the day her parents split up. Deciding to move on with her life and leave behind the dream that was so closely tied to her father, Hudson begins working in her mom’s diner, baking amazingly decadent cupcakes.

Now, three years later, 16-year-old Hudson has turned her job into a lifestyle, spending countless hours helping her mom keep the diner afloat. When Hudson learns there’s an ice skating competition offering a full scholarship to its winner, she considers taking her skates out of retirement. After all, a scholarship could be her only ticket out of Watonka, NY.

One night while out on the ice, Hudson bumps into (literally) Josh, an uber cute hockey player that is totally swoon-worthy. From there she gets roped into helping out his team, which hasn’t won a game in ten years.

And the drama pursues. Love triangles. Betrayal. Disappointment. Tears. Laughter. It’s all there! But more importantly, there are apologies, self-discovery, and important life lessons.

We fell in love with this book for a multitude of reasons. For one, Hudson is a flawed character. She’s selfish at times, tends to take the people in her life for granted, and some of her decisions left us wide-eyed and baffled. But what made her so admirable was her development over time. Her self-discovery and evolvement was character development at its finest.

Actual Review Link: http://www.missliterati.com/book-reviews/bittersweet-book-review

Series Saturday: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

I know this is series review is super late but I don't want to wait until Feburary to start blogging. So if there's any bookworms interested in reading the series or you just love it like I do. Honestly, I didn't start out the series with the first book, Vampire Academy, I started out with Last Sacrifice, the last book.

I won't reveal any spoilers for anybody who wants to read the series. The series is basically a dhampir (part human part vampire), Rose Hathaway, on her adventures to become a Guardian to protect her Moroi (good vampire) Princess BFF Valisia Dragonmir. Throughout the series Rose starts falling in love with the sexy dhampir instructor Dimitri Belikov and runs into trouble with a trusted friend that turns into a foe, faces drama and Strigoi (evil vampires), gets caught in a love triangle between Dimitri and Adrian Ivashkov (Moroi prince), and gets accused of murder. But in the end of the series, everything is solved and fans are bawling their eyes out. But have no fear! Bloodlines is here! Bloodlines is the sequel to Vampire Academy.

So why should you read this book? It's sexy, dramatic, and addicting. Richelle Mead never failed us at Vampire Academy and she hasn't with Bloodlines. I recently suggested my friend to read the series and she LOVES it. So I give this series, 5 out 5 Nerdy Cats!